The Liberian authorities say they will prosecute the man diagnosed with Ebola in the US, accusing him of lying over his contact with an infected relative. When he left the country last month, Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan filled in a questionnaire saying that none of his relatives were sick. But Liberia's assistant health minister said he had taken a sick relative to a clinic in a wheelbarrow.

Julia Pierson, in her position for just 18 months, had come under intense criticism to step down after a September 19 intrusion in the presidential mansion. Barack Obama believed Ms Pierson's resignation was in the best interests of the agency, his spokesman said. The President "concluded new leadership of that agency was required," Josh Earnest told reporters.

Japan is set to be battered by 150mph winds amid growing fears a super typhoon could trigger deadly landslides and flash floods. Typhoon Phanfone has been getting progressively stronger as it sweeps north across the Pacific Ocean, increasing from a category three to category four typhoon. The 300-mile-wide storm will reach Japan on Sunday, bringing with it increasingly torrential rain. And after dozens of deaths following three previous typhoons in Japan this year, forecasters say further devastation is possible.